Shloka 29

Devanagari script

गौतमो<पि धनुस्त्यक्त्वा प्रगृह्मासिं सुसंयत: । वेगेन महता राजंश्लेकितानमुपाद्रवत्‌,राजन्‌! यह देख कृपाचार्यने भी धनुष फेंककर तलवार हाथमें ले ली और पूरी सावधानीके साथ वे बड़े वेगसे चेकितानकी ओर दौड़े

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | gautamo 'pi dhanus tyaktvā pragṛhyāsiṃ susaṃyataḥ | vegena mahatā rājan ślekitaṃ tam upādravat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, Gautama (Kṛpācārya) too, casting aside his bow, seized his sword and, with disciplined caution, rushed at Ślekita with great speed.”

Word by Word

गौतमःGautama (Kripacharya)

अपिalso

धनुःbow

त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned/throwing away

प्रगृह्यhaving seized/taken up

असिम्sword

सुसंयतःwell-restrained, very cautious

वेगेनwith speed

महताgreat

राजन्O king

चेकितानम्Cekitana

उपाद्रवत्ran up/charged towards

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Gautama (Kṛpācārya)

Ślekita

bow (dhanuḥ)

sword (asi)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the verse highlights disciplined self-restraint (susaṃyataḥ): effective action in war is portrayed as guided by control and alertness rather than blind rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛpācārya (called Gautama) drops his bow, takes up a sword, and swiftly charges toward the warrior Ślekita, indicating a shift to close-quarters combat.